The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s-Coroner’s Office identified the man who was found dead in Maria Ygnacio Creek Saturday as a 61-year-old from Downey in Los Angeles County.
Rosauro Vasquez was swept away in the creek after trying to cross the surging waters in a full size pickup truck in the area of North San Marcos Road and Via Regina, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The truck got stuck as Vasquez and two other passengers tried to cross the creek at a low-water crossing. When they got out out the vehicle, Vasquez was washed downstream by a swift current, according to authorities…